El estándar de libertad de expresión y sus nuevos desafíos

Date01 December 2018
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Revista Internacional de Derechos Humanos / ISSN 2250-5210 / 2018 Año VIII - N°8
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El estándar de libertad de expresión y
sus nuevos desafíos
The freedom of expression standard and its new challenges
lautaro ezequiel Pittier1
Resumen: Sin lugar a dudas la libertad de expresión es fundamental
para el ejercicio de derechos fundamentales, para el desarrollo de las per-
sonas y para la existencia de una sociedad libre, democrática y participati-
va. El impacto de Internet ha modicado nuestras vidas, pues disponemos
de un ujo increíble de información que antes no imaginábamos tener a
nuestro alcance. Este ujo de información no implica que los ciudadanos
estén más informados que antes, ni que con esa información ejerzan ne-
cesariamente un mejor control de los actos de gobierno que exige toda de-
mocracia. Este trabajo explora, primero, cuestiones generales acerca de la
libertad de expresión, y luego examina algunos de los nuevos desafíos que
plantea la era digital en esta materia.
Palabras clave: Libertad de expresión – Democracia – Internet
Abstract: Freedom of expression is crucial for the exercise of funda-
mental rights, the development of people and the existence of a free, par-
ticipatory and democratic society. The impact of the Internet has changed
our lives, as we now have a considerable ow of information that we did
not previously have within our reach. This ow of information does not
imply that citizens are more informed than before, or that with that infor-
mation they necessarily exercise a better control of the acts of government
1 Abogado por la Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora (UNLZ). Director de
Asuntos Jurídicos de la Facultad de Derecho UNLZ. Director del Instituto de Dere-
choas Humanos del CALZ. Docente Adjunto de Derechos Humanos.
112 Lautaro Ezequiel Pittier/ El estándar de libertad de expresión… / 111-127
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that all democracy demands. This paper rst explores general questions
about freedom of expression, and then examines some of the new challen-
ges posed by the digital age in this area.
Keywords: Freedom of expression – Democracy – Internet
Artículo recibido: 05/03/2018 Aceptado: 31/10/2018
Sumario:
1. Concepto
2. Características
3. Obligaciones de los estados
4. Normativa que compone el derecho a la libertad de expresión
5. Limitaciones
6. Desafíos en la era de internet
7. Consideraciones nales
1. Concepto
Sin lugar a dudas el derecho a la libertad de expresión resulta uno de
los derechos cruciales para el ejercicio de derechos fundamentales, pero
también para el desarrollo de las personas, y resulta elemental para la exis-
tencia de una sociedad libre, democrática y participativa.
Como todo derecho humano, el derecho a la libertad de expresión es
universal, inalienable, indivisible e interdependiente. Es universal porque
es inherente a todos los seres humanos sin excepción alguna. Es inaliena-
ble porque no se puede suprimir salvo situaciones excepcionales bajo las
debidas garantías procesales. Y es indivisible e interdependiente dado que
el avance de un derecho facilita el avance de los demás, y la afectación, dis-
minución o privación de un derecho afecta negativamente a los mismos.
Ahora bien, ¿por qué el derecho a la libertad de expresión resulta un

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